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Colorectal cancer is the most prevalent cancer in Singapore with around 1200 new cases every year.1 Male Chinese Singaporeans are at the highest risk of colorectal cancer.
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I have been seeing an increasing number of patients coming to me complaining about stomach problems such as indigestion, stomach pain, heartburn or fatigue. Of course, this can often be attributed to signs of stress, exhaustion, or any of the numerous difficult life events we face every day.
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Been experiencing stomach ailments or a change in bowel habits lately? In recent years, I’ve seen more patients coming to me with bowel movement problems. While most aren’t serious issues, having bowel movement issues too frequently or experiencing certain symptoms can mean a bigger health problem – like colorectal cancer. Before you brush aside the possibility, here are some statistics that will show how common colorectal cancer actually is.
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In my years of practice, I’ve done many surgeries, with one of the most common being hernia repair surgery. Since hernias can happen to almost anyone due to the nature of how a hernia is formed, I thought it would be good to share my knowledge of hernias and how to treat them should surgery be required.
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A colonoscopy is a medical procedure to visually image the lining of your colon in order to examine it for any irregularities. Colonoscopies are usually carried out by general surgeons or Gastroenterologists. A long and soft tube with a camera & light known as a Colonoscope is carefully inserted via the anus, carrying a live image to a screen which allows the doctor to examine the colon, all the way to the exit of the small intestine.
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Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is typically caused by mutated cells on the upper stomach lining. It is the fifth most common cancer and third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide.
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One of the leading causes1 of cancer-related deaths is gastric cancer. This type of cancer may show little to no symptoms at all during its early stages – a reason why it becomes more difficult to treat when discovered at a later time. More than 300 lives succumb to gastric cancer yearly in Singapore, according to the Singapore Cancer Society.2
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Many of you may have heard of the terms “endoscopy”, “colonoscopy” or “gastroscopy”, especially when we go to the doctor for a tummy ache or vomiting. But what are all these scopes and what exactly do they do for us? The terms that doctors throw around can be confusing to the layman audience, so let me help you understand them in the simplest way possible, no sweat!
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Have you experienced “butterflies in your stomach” or just had a strong “gut feeling” in difficult situations? There’s a good reason why these terms came about – the gastrointestinal tract is inextricably linked to the brain, and stresses from the environment can send signals from the brain to the gut and vice versa, which produces these physical symptoms of the digestive system. This is why you often feel the need to go to the toilet when you are nervous or anxious about something.
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Approximately 5 Singaporeans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer every day. It is one of the 3 leading cancers in Singapore, regardless of gender and ethnicity. It is more common in men than in women, but harder to diagnose in women because it may be wrongly attributed to menstruation or other gynaecological problems. Read more about colorectal cancer in women here.
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